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In the year 1918
779 Notable birthdays
Bobby Troup
American actor, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter (1918-1999).
Born October 18th, 1918 in Harrisburg.
Died February 7th, 1999 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Mercedes McCambridge
American actress (1916-2004).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Joliet.
Died March 2nd, 2004 at 85 years old in La Jolla.
Shankar Dayal Sharma
President of india from 1992 to 1997.
Born August 19th, 1918 in Bhopal.
Died December 26th, 1999 at 81 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Jeff Chandler
American actor and singer (1918–1961).
Born December 15th, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died June 17th, 1961 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Hutton Gibson
American writer (1918–2020).
Born August 26th, 1918 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 101 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]
Louis Althusser
French marxist philosopher (1918–1990).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bir Mourad Rais. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1990 at 72 years old in La Verrière (myocardial infarction).
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Chennai, Palakkad.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Gandhinagar (respiratory failure).
Pearl Bailey
American actress and singer (1918–1990).
Born March 29th, 1918 in Newport News.
Died August 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (cardiovascular disease).
Robert Aldrich
American film director, screenwriter and producer (1918–1983).
Born August 9th, 1918 in Cranston.
Died December 5th, 1983 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Ahmed Deedat
South african writer and orator (1918–2005).
Died August 8th, 2005 at 87 years old in Verulam.
Kamal Amrohi
Indian director.
Born January 17th, 1918 in Amroha.
Died February 11th, 1993 at 75 years old in Mumbai.
Madeleine L'Engle
American writer (1918–2007).
Born November 29th, 1918 in New York City.
Died September 8th, 2007 at 88 years old in Litchfield. [ref]
Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).
Died January 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
Jean-Marie Loret
Self-proclaimed alleged illegitimate son of adolf hitler.
Born March 25th, 1918 in Seboncourt.
Died February 14th, 1985 at 66 years old in Saint-Quentin.
Kenneth Connor
English actor (1918–1993).
Born June 6th, 1918 in London.
Died November 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in London (cancer).
Anna Mani
Indian meteorologist.
Born August 23rd, 1918 in Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor. [ref]
Died August 16th, 2001 at 82 years old in Thiruvananthapuram (stroke).
James Daly
American actor (1918–1978).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Wisconsin Rapids.
Died July 3rd, 1978 at 59 years old in Nyack (myocardial infarction).
Pee Wee Reese
American baseball player and coach.
Born July 23rd, 1918 in Ekron. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1999 at 81 years old in Louisville (lung cancer). [ref]
Jerome Robbins
American choreographer and director (1918–1998).
Born October 11th, 1918 in New York City.
Died July 29th, 1998 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke).
Bob Feller
Major league baseball player (1918–2010).
Born November 3rd, 1918 in Van Meter. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 92 years old in Cleveland (cancer, leukemia). [ref]
Allan Arbus
American actor and photographer (1918–2013).
Born February 15th, 1918 in New York City.
Died April 19th, 2013 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Charity Adams Earley
United states african american woman army officer.
Born December 5th, 1918 in Kittrell.
Died January 13th, 2002 at 83 years old in Dayton.
Guy Gibson
First co of the royal air force's 617 squadron (1918–1944).
Born August 12th, 1918 in Shimla.
Died September 19th, 1944 at 26 years old in Steenbergen.
Craig Stevens
American actor (1918-2000).
Born July 8th, 1918 in Liberty.
Died May 10th, 2000 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Dick Haymes
Argentinian actor and singer (1918–1980).
Born September 13th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 29th, 1980 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
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